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TWR 10:30-11:45am & by appt (FALL 2015)

Professor Shimazu currently teaches or taught:

JPN 1A/B Elementary Japanese

JPN 25A/B Intermediate Japanese

JPN 102 Japanese Culture

JPN 110 Japanese linguistics

Bio

Dr. Shimazu was born and raised in Japan. After completing his undergraduate education
in Japan, he received his MA in teaching English as a second language in the United
States. In 1989, he received his EdD from the University of San Francisco with an
emphasis in language test construction and validation. He has taught Japanese language,
Japanese linguistics, business Japanese, and Japanese culture at San Jose State University
since 1995. Awarded provost's outstanding scholarship of teaching and learning at
SJSU in 2008. He also taught Japanese at the University of San Francisco (1979-1994)
and at San Francisco State University (1979-1992). At Soko Gakuen Japanese Language
School in San Francisco, he has worked as a consultant since 1992 and was Coordinator
and Instructor (1982-1992). Publications include "Language Course Taught with Online Supplement Material: Is It Effective?" (Education, 2005); Handy Katakana Workbook: An Introduction to Japanese Writing KANA (Boston, MA: Pearson Custom, 2003); "A Comparison of a 5-day With a 3-day 5-unit
Language Course: Which Is More Effective?" (Chula Vista, CA: Education, 2001); "Advice
for EFL-ESL Teachers of Japanese Students" (VA: TESOL, 1992); "Some Advice for Japanese
Students Learning English" (Odawara, Japan: Language Institute of Japan, 1975).